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. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat there is considered extremely high and tensions are already elevate elevated with 19 u.s. embassies closed through saturday. sources tell nbc news intercepted communications prommed those closures. sources say two of al qaeda's top leaders, quote, wanted to do something big this past sunday during ramadan. those leaders are said to be al qaeda's chief and his deputy in yemen. communication did not reveal a specific target or method and sources say the most likely targeted country was thought to be yemen. >>> developing overnight, a shooting in pennsylvania leaves three people dead and cull nats with two people tackling the gun. ma
. >>> plus is president obama ready to rid the nation of fanny and freddie. >>> oprah is striking. >>> and surprising new stats on pot smokers. plus the biggest party schools in america. >>> we begin with breaking news out of yemen. the u.s. state department is urging all u.s. citizens there to leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat...
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if president obama decides to take action against the assad regime it appears he'll do that without the support of our two strongest european allies. the british parliament voted against a limited strike against syria. >> why do our allies in qatar and others in the middle east cannot take military action. >> is it in britain's military interest to have a taboo on chemical weapons on the battlefield? yes. our actions won't be derpd by my good friend and ally the american president they will be decided by this government and votes of this house of commons. >> now despite being in support of military intervention in syria, cameron said he would comply with parliament's decision. assad said syria needs a political solution as u.n. inspectors have been ordered to leave the country. united states has now order a fifth war ship into the med. yesterday leaders of congress were briefed by the president's foreign policy team where they were told president obama believes beyond a doubt that the syrian government was responsible for last week's chemical attack that killed more than 1,000 people. s
if president obama decides to take action against the assad regime it appears he'll do that without the support of our two strongest european allies. the british parliament voted against a limited strike against syria. >> why do our allies in qatar and others in the middle east cannot take military action. >> is it in britain's military interest to have a taboo on chemical weapons on the battlefield? yes. our actions won't be derpd by my good friend and ally the american president...
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. >> i think part of the era in obama's disaster we have to get beyond being anti-obama and convince people you can have hope in america, that we can have a better future. >> priebus urged members to abandon titles like conservative and libertarian and instead focus on being a republican and alluded to the 47% for mitt romney's failed run for the white house. >> we're the party of freedom and opportunity and not the other side. we don't tell anyone. you wouldn't know it because we don't talk about it. promoting the brand, unlimited opportunity for everyone in america, not the 47, but the 100%. >>> private bradley man something expressing regret for handing over government secrets to wikileaks. during the sentence part of his court-martial said he was sorry and apologized for the unintended consequences of the few leaks. he says the past few years have been a "learning experience." manning took the stand as part of the defense strategy to get the judge to reduce his sentence. he faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking hundreds of thousands of documents. >>> one-time rising star jes
. >> i think part of the era in obama's disaster we have to get beyond being anti-obama and convince people you can have hope in america, that we can have a better future. >> priebus urged members to abandon titles like conservative and libertarian and instead focus on being a republican and alluded to the 47% for mitt romney's failed run for the white house. >> we're the party of freedom and opportunity and not the other side. we don't tell anyone. you wouldn't know it...
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i think that president obama honestly has been focused on implementing. i think he thought these two extremes were inconceivable. and now it is their holy grail and that's all they're talking about. >> it strikes me that what the president did, it is not just talking about denying people. there is a shift. we're talking about taking something away from people and what i've seen suggests, wait a second. that's not what we want. >> my own small business. we got a rebate last year. we got a notice to send to all of our female and male employees that birth control is now prevented coverage and it should be covered without a co-pay. that's real services that i saw firsthand in my own small business. and the republicans want to take that away and offer me absolutely nothing? >> right. >> and they say free market, free market. the free market hasn't worked. the insurance companies have been gouging us for decades. >> and people know it. >> you know, the president continued his message through a group of disabled veterans in orlando today. let's take a listen. >>
i think that president obama honestly has been focused on implementing. i think he thought these two extremes were inconceivable. and now it is their holy grail and that's all they're talking about. >> it strikes me that what the president did, it is not just talking about denying people. there is a shift. we're talking about taking something away from people and what i've seen suggests, wait a second. that's not what we want. >> my own small business. we got a rebate last year. we...
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. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the president publicly since the white house announced that meeting, that one-on-one summit with russian president vladimir putin has been cancelled. what does the president think about that and how does he move the white house forward? also how big of a deal was giving asylum to edward snowden and how is the u.s. going to continue to try to get him back, that is very likely to come up. not to mention these terror threats, the new one you mentioned that shut down the consulate there and the earlier one that shut down 19 embassyings and consul lalts. >>> and a quick programming note, msnbc will have life coverage of the preside
. >>> president obama is having his first solo press ken -- nbc's tracie potts joins us live in washington with a preview. tracey, good friday morning. >> coming up, the president's headed off to martha's vineyard for nine days so he wants to get some things on the record first. and it's not unusual to see these end of summer news conferences. let's talk about some of the issues that may come up. russia for certain, this is the first time that we will have heard from the...
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the obama question, the underlying facts. conspiracy theories about whether the president was actually born in the united states. >> no. that's right. think is a fake controversy. tedd cruise is eligible for the presidency. born an american citizen that makes you a natural born citizen. i think the, donald trump likes to -- stir the pot. it's august. >> that's sort of legitimate. i'm not sure donald trump was, found himself between a rock and hard place, as the administration often does, over the question he spent so much time waving this sort of anti-outsider birther flag, and someone finally got him on it. >> and the thing is the reason it's not a fake controversy, donald trump was at the forefront of forcing the president of the united states to prove where he was born. he fanned that controversy personally and with a lot of other crazy people and the question was, president obama's americanness. it was about people on the right, trump and other, questioning the very americanness of barack obama say heg was lying about the
the obama question, the underlying facts. conspiracy theories about whether the president was actually born in the united states. >> no. that's right. think is a fake controversy. tedd cruise is eligible for the presidency. born an american citizen that makes you a natural born citizen. i think the, donald trump likes to -- stir the pot. it's august. >> that's sort of legitimate. i'm not sure donald trump was, found himself between a rock and hard place, as the administration often...
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it is about obama care. >> the center for obama care. obama care starts october 1st when signups start, premium subsidies start january 1. the last chance congress has to finally take up the responsibility it has not to listen to the american people and say, hey, we need a time out. we passed it to find out what's in it. we're finding out and it's not looking good. >> i want to compliment mike. >> thank you. >> the president obama obama care trying to implement it trying to deliver affordable health care to millions of americans. the best thing we have going on is heritage action. they are out promoting defunding. every time they do that it becomes more popular. >> the date looming, is that what we fight about when september begins? >> there's going to be a big discussion about obama care. we're in 10 states right now. we're going to every state heritage action is going to to confront them about why do you want to take affordable health care away from millions and millions of americans. every time they talk about defund obama care become
it is about obama care. >> the center for obama care. obama care starts october 1st when signups start, premium subsidies start january 1. the last chance congress has to finally take up the responsibility it has not to listen to the american people and say, hey, we need a time out. we passed it to find out what's in it. we're finding out and it's not looking good. >> i want to compliment mike. >> thank you. >> the president obama obama care trying to implement it trying...
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barack obama is not talking about sending 130,000 troops on the ground. but we do need to see shall proof that it was the regime. i think the problem is going to be there is not 100% iron clad proof. there are going to be circumstantial bits of information like the kinds of launchers that were used and so on that will suggest that it was. >> this has the shades of iraq and shades of george wush and recognizing i think the president recognizes that balance between wanting to talk to the american people about what's going on, but yet not necessarily want to go have to do with congress if you can avoid it and using the u.n. and their reports on intelligence. >> i think it's a very different shade of gray, if you will, than the bush administration. i think michael crowley's cover stou cover story got it exactly right. during the bush administration, they wanted to go to war. all evidence to the side. they were so animated about wanting to go to war, nothing would stop them. is this a president who does not want to be involved in syria, who does not want to ac
barack obama is not talking about sending 130,000 troops on the ground. but we do need to see shall proof that it was the regime. i think the problem is going to be there is not 100% iron clad proof. there are going to be circumstantial bits of information like the kinds of launchers that were used and so on that will suggest that it was. >> this has the shades of iraq and shades of george wush and recognizing i think the president recognizes that balance between wanting to talk to the...
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as president obama said eloquently on friday, no human problem is 100% solvable. the voting rights act, civil rights act granted were great pieces of legislation but discrimination still exists. >> i feel glad you brought up the president. we spend a lot of time on how his discursive moment of saying trayvon could have been me, i could have been trayvon. that's right. this is ann dunham's child. on the one hand identifying fully and completely with trayvon martin. that's his mama. his mother is a white woman. the challenge there of remembering he is the child of a white woman who nonetheless has this very strong african-american identity was the other piece i thought wasn't as much a part of our conversation. >> i found in research there were more moms not talking about race exclusively. so i'm really happy to be here with women, white women, who see it as important. i encountered women who didn't see it as important. they looked at me kind of with confusion regarding my questions about race. i think there are some moms who feel like we love our kids to pieces and
as president obama said eloquently on friday, no human problem is 100% solvable. the voting rights act, civil rights act granted were great pieces of legislation but discrimination still exists. >> i feel glad you brought up the president. we spend a lot of time on how his discursive moment of saying trayvon could have been me, i could have been trayvon. that's right. this is ann dunham's child. on the one hand identifying fully and completely with trayvon martin. that's his mama. his...
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syria's front and center for president obama right now. i wish i could say that's all he had to deal with, but there's a bruising political fight shaping up when congress returns two weeks from now, the debt ceiling, which treasury secretary jack lew says we'll hit by the end of october. >> the debt limit is just different. it's just different. there cannot be any question but that we're a country that pays our bills. it's not as if we get to go back and undo the commitments we made. these are old bills that have to be paid. >> the markets are already worried about syria and this latest war of words. obviously, as we heard in the previous segment, a fantastic answer, inhumane weapons make us extremely uncomfortable. so it's a crucial moment. failure to respond here after using chemical weapons would erode, perhaps obliterate, the international taboo that's been placed on using chemical weapons since world war i. obama has to stand up to that international long-standing norm and keep that going. but assad is propped up by rush sharks china,
syria's front and center for president obama right now. i wish i could say that's all he had to deal with, but there's a bruising political fight shaping up when congress returns two weeks from now, the debt ceiling, which treasury secretary jack lew says we'll hit by the end of october. >> the debt limit is just different. it's just different. there cannot be any question but that we're a country that pays our bills. it's not as if we get to go back and undo the commitments we made....
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how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students access to programs and holding students, of course, accountable for finishing the degrees they do start. only 58% of full-time students who started college in 2004 earned their four year degree within six years. that diploma is getting more and more expensive. although the only family income has increased 16% since whitesnake was on the billboard. people tried to sell their tickets on craig's list. we saw them up there for $250 a pair. fair warning, selling your ticket is illegal and who wants to add a heft at this fine to their student loan anyway. nbc's kristen welker is aboard the don't call it a campaign bus bus heading to the president's speech. kristen, it's great to see you. >> reporter: great to see you too, abby. good a
how appropriate are those lyrics today for president obama. he's on his own with public support falling. back on a campaign style bus going down the only road he's ever known. enough with whitesnake. there were a few big initiatives from the president today tying financial aid to college performance giving all students access to programs and holding students, of course, accountable for finishing the degrees they do start. only 58% of full-time students who started college in 2004 earned their...
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and president obama says he is not a patriot. senator john mccain has an interesting view on the former nsa contractor. >> there's a generation that believes he's some kind of jason bourne. >>> and look at this. first lady michelle obama tweeted this selfie with beau. it's to create the world's largest animal photo album. >>> and president obama might want to keep his day job. while golfing, check this out. the president lands the ball about 15 feet from the hole. second shot. good try. still not enough. another shot. nope. just shy of the hole. and then, finally, the fourth shot, mr. president, it goes in. just a tap. that's going to do it. i know, right? that's your morning dish of "scrambled politic." >>> authorities are searching for a woman that was rushed away during a massive mudslide. the mud poured down highways and residential streets. one person killed. about 40 cars were swept up in the river of mud. unbelievable. >>> now, for a look at the weather. here's dylan dreyer. and the pictures are unreal. >> it's unreal. tha
and president obama says he is not a patriot. senator john mccain has an interesting view on the former nsa contractor. >> there's a generation that believes he's some kind of jason bourne. >>> and look at this. first lady michelle obama tweeted this selfie with beau. it's to create the world's largest animal photo album. >>> and president obama might want to keep his day job. while golfing, check this out. the president lands the ball about 15 feet from the hole. second...
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president obama pick john kuskanine to lead the irs. the president called him an expertÑa>> the senate got a little rowdy last night. listen to how harry reid quieted them down. >> have them sit down and shut up. it's just not polite. >> remember jimmy mcmilan? he ran for mayor of new york and ran for president. now he is making an endorsement in the new york city's mayor's race. he tweeted jimmy mcmilan officially endorses anthony weiner in the democratic primary and sent a picture of them side-by-side, of course. >>> movie buffs will especially joy my must read today from "the daily beast." ten years later, the article piles on to the prevailing opinion bremember the ben afflek movie? the movie equivalent of all the hindenburg disaster. i don't know. maybe it was expectations. everyone said it was so horrible. i had to go see it. i didn't think it was the worst movie ever made. it wasn't like "jaws" 3d or, i
president obama pick john kuskanine to lead the irs. the president called him an expertÑa>> the senate got a little rowdy last night. listen to how harry reid quieted them down. >> have them sit down and shut up. it's just not polite. >> remember jimmy mcmilan? he ran for mayor of new york and ran for president. now he is making an endorsement in the new york city's mayor's race. he tweeted jimmy mcmilan officially endorses anthony weiner in the democratic primary and sent a...
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in this, president obama has failed. a day after egypt's military backed interim government slaughtered hundreds of protesters and assumed sweeping emergency powers, obama still could not bring himself to call what is happening a coup. he described it as an intervention. what do you make of that? >> particularly some of the other analysts have suggested that. i think we saw this when mccain and lindsey graham were there. the military said it's no longer a piece of leverage. that's the explanation we were getting out of the administration, the money we were giving to the military, that's our leverage. that's not even a leverage point at this point. so to gene's point, there's not a good reason why we couldn't have come forward and taken a stronger stand. if the thing that we thought was going to be our lempverage poin is now gone, then we need to find a different leverage point or find a better way to stand on the side of the people. >> ayman, before we let you go, we talk every day about the role of the united states in
in this, president obama has failed. a day after egypt's military backed interim government slaughtered hundreds of protesters and assumed sweeping emergency powers, obama still could not bring himself to call what is happening a coup. he described it as an intervention. what do you make of that? >> particularly some of the other analysts have suggested that. i think we saw this when mccain and lindsey graham were there. the military said it's no longer a piece of leverage. that's the...
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that's exactly what president obama was saying. now we're seeing some republicans, mitt romney, newt gingrich, who i will point out are not running for re-election. they have nothing to lose when they come out and say these things. i want to echo what they're saying. i think they're right. it is insanity when you do something over and over and over again when you know the outcome. we have house republicans voting for the 20th time to repeal obama care. one, they don't have the votes to repeal it. two, they don't have the votes to repeal it and three it's the law. all the while things get put to the back burner, the budget. here house republicans 19% approval and you wonder why. first put some things on the table. if you're going to try to repeal something, put an alternative forward. >> it's one thing to repeal and it's one thing to watch it fail. what's happening is it's only a symptom of a larger problem for the republican party. they have no policy program. they have nothing when it comes to health care, nothing when it comes to
that's exactly what president obama was saying. now we're seeing some republicans, mitt romney, newt gingrich, who i will point out are not running for re-election. they have nothing to lose when they come out and say these things. i want to echo what they're saying. i think they're right. it is insanity when you do something over and over and over again when you know the outcome. we have house republicans voting for the 20th time to repeal obama care. one, they don't have the votes to repeal...
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. >> yet, the day after the release of the afghanistan war logs president obama was dismissive. >> the fact is, these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on afghanistan. >> these war logs were followed by the publication of the iraq war logs. in october 2010 and the release of 250,000 state department cables the following month. in sum, manning's leaks constituted the largest security breach in u.s. history but they also constituted something else, the most comprehensive evidentiary trove of evidence of u.s. led wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> joining me, curt anderson and white house correspondent for the "wall street journal", karen lee. and also attorney for wikileaks and julian assange, michael ratner. michael, i'd like to go to you first today. the sentence for bradley manning, 35 years, could go down to 10 years. there have been a number of different reactions to this. i wonder where you stand. wikileaks tweeted this is a significant strategic victory in the case. the center for u.s. constitutional rights said this is a travesty of j
. >> yet, the day after the release of the afghanistan war logs president obama was dismissive. >> the fact is, these documents don't reveal any issues that haven't already informed our public debate on afghanistan. >> these war logs were followed by the publication of the iraq war logs. in october 2010 and the release of 250,000 state department cables the following month. in sum, manning's leaks constituted the largest security breach in u.s. history but they also...
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this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on axs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly ambitious lined up for tomorrow night's show here. i have details coming up. the secret is out. hydration is in. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme o
this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on axs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly ambitious...
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barack obama broke the highest glass ceiling, but we have still not overcome. black americans are still battling disparities in hiring, wealth, education, and criminal justice policies that create a structure that make it nearly impossible to ascend in class. i'll be there. i hope you'll hop on a train to d.c. and join us. i'm honored to welcome in the president of the national urban league. what are the most important steps for the black community to take right now? >> great to be with you. today we took a historic step when four of us, reverend sharpton, the naacp, melanie and myself and our organizations released the 21st century agenda for jobs and freedom so that this march would not simply be a one-day celebration but an effort to mobilize around a series of issues. as you mentioned in your open, we see wide disparities in unemployment. the jobless rate among black americans is twice as high and not much better for latinos. we see certainly a public system of education which is failing to meet the needs of the 21st century and isn't educating all of our k
barack obama broke the highest glass ceiling, but we have still not overcome. black americans are still battling disparities in hiring, wealth, education, and criminal justice policies that create a structure that make it nearly impossible to ascend in class. i'll be there. i hope you'll hop on a train to d.c. and join us. i'm honored to welcome in the president of the national urban league. what are the most important steps for the black community to take right now? >> great to be with...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama is releasing a rap cd. michelle obama unfortunately does not sing on the album. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> for the weather i'm joined by bill karins. >>> this morning, hope windows are open in many areas of the country. the 24-hour temperature change has made its way to the east coast. columbus is 16 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. d.c. is about 13 degrees cooler. it's 51 degrees right now in detroit, i mean, that's cool, that's jacket weather. same for buffalo and columbus, that cool air is making its way to the east coast. now, one little thing of interest we have to watch over the next couple of days, 30% chance of development of this system in the western portions of the caribbean it's over very warm water. it's going to be very weak, i'm thinking, the possibilities of maybe 3 to 6 inches of rain and we could have some flooding concerns heading toward the weekend. overall, pretty quiet day. look at the beautiful forecast f from minneapolis to new york city. it feels l
. >>> first lady michelle obama is releasing a rap cd. michelle obama unfortunately does not sing on the album. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> for the weather i'm joined by bill karins. >>> this morning, hope windows are open in many areas of the country. the 24-hour temperature change has made its way to the east coast. columbus is 16 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. d.c. is about 13 degrees cooler. it's 51 degrees right now in detroit,...
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president obama gets ready to speak at a ceremony honoring the march on washington. those are the topics for our agenda panel. corey and ryan join me now. let's start with the new analysis coming in from voting in 2012. exactly who was most disenfranchised. according to this new survey from the advancement project, we have racial minorities the most affected from these voter i.d. laws and veterans, americans with disabilities, and students. corey, talk about this. is that being taken into consideration as we look at certain states that are now imposing these stricter voter i.d. laws? it seems they are constantly seeking a resolution for a problem that doesn't exist. >> thomas, there is no evidence that voter fraud is occurring with any statistical significance in any state. i think what you're seeing, though, the last two years when these laws are challenged in courts, judges are take into account those who are affected but also taking into account what each state does in an effort to make sure individuals get a chance to get these new photo i.d.s. that was the hang-
president obama gets ready to speak at a ceremony honoring the march on washington. those are the topics for our agenda panel. corey and ryan join me now. let's start with the new analysis coming in from voting in 2012. exactly who was most disenfranchised. according to this new survey from the advancement project, we have racial minorities the most affected from these voter i.d. laws and veterans, americans with disabilities, and students. corey, talk about this. is that being taken into...
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trevor tim asked, does president barack obama think we are stupid? the fact is he's had years to initiate a debate and instead stifled it. one thing everyone can agree on, both the debate and the debate about the debate will tonight. matt, what did you make of the president's announcement on friday and his intentions here? >> i'm all for a mend it, don't end it approach. i have been in the camp that assumed this stuff is going on. i'm more troubled by google and facebook having all our information. it's voluntary. we have known what they are doing since 2005 and 2006. there's not been the same stink over it. i don't view snowden as a hero. he's a criminal, but sparked a debate that is arguably overdue. when obama comes out, the idea that he is doing this in anything other than response to the debate snowden created puts the president in a weak position and gives enormous credit to snowden. there's something in the timing of this that if obama wanted to have this debate or propose the reforms, doing it in the wake of snowden's thing is the political f
trevor tim asked, does president barack obama think we are stupid? the fact is he's had years to initiate a debate and instead stifled it. one thing everyone can agree on, both the debate and the debate about the debate will tonight. matt, what did you make of the president's announcement on friday and his intentions here? >> i'm all for a mend it, don't end it approach. i have been in the camp that assumed this stuff is going on. i'm more troubled by google and facebook having all our...
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this is the secret war being waged by the obama administration. i think we are seeing that in bits and pieces like h this news from yemen just yesterday. >> from a white house standpoint, those two things aren't contradictory. evacuating americans and saying that al qaeda is on the run. in fact, it shows that the intelligence is working. >> that's what the white house -- yes. that's the intention behind the message here. i think the president needses to be careful here, especially with the continued drone strikes. there are a lot of members in congress who are wary of the use of drones still. he could encounter pushback on capitol hill. not necessarily but as it becomes common practice it could encounter criticism. >> a lot of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle supported the president. there is critics who say the embassy shut downs were an over reaction after benghazi. how is the administration navigating that? >> they are trying to bring in members of congress and keep them apprised of what's happening in order to avoid the pushback they recei
this is the secret war being waged by the obama administration. i think we are seeing that in bits and pieces like h this news from yemen just yesterday. >> from a white house standpoint, those two things aren't contradictory. evacuating americans and saying that al qaeda is on the run. in fact, it shows that the intelligence is working. >> that's what the white house -- yes. that's the intention behind the message here. i think the president needses to be careful here, especially...
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the obama administration decided to delay parts of obama care for a year. after the dream act failed in congress, the obama administration decided to stop processing immigrants. they basically implemented the law. to republicans in congress, this is lawlessness. this is the executive branch stepping out of its bounds. the democrats in congress, it's the only way for the executive branch to govern amidst our republican party that refuses to work with this white house. this is why congressional gridlock is not like traffic gridlock. things move, laws get made. they're just not made the way they're supposed to be made. co author of the book, the broken branch, how congress is failing america, and how to get it back on track, thank you both for being here. maddie, i want to start with you, what do you think of these wavers, i imagine you're not a huge fan of them. >> this unilateral action by the executive branch. we're thinking on the right that this is problematic, i think the same thing was happening on the left during the george w. bush years. it was the sa
the obama administration decided to delay parts of obama care for a year. after the dream act failed in congress, the obama administration decided to stop processing immigrants. they basically implemented the law. to republicans in congress, this is lawlessness. this is the executive branch stepping out of its bounds. the democrats in congress, it's the only way for the executive branch to govern amidst our republican party that refuses to work with this white house. this is why congressional...
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congress and signed by president obama in december. and it banned from entering into the united states, a whole list of russian officials. 18 russian officials thought to be either connected with this specific death or accused of other human rights abuses. russia, of course, was enraged by this, enraged by the rebuke, enraged that the united states would try to take some sort of moral high ground on human rights issues, russia protested vociferously and it ultimately led to the tit for tat list, banning 18 americans by name, if we're going to ban 18 russians by name. it also led to a ban on american parents adopting russian orphans. and it not only banned american parents from adopting russian children in the future, it halted adoptions that were already well underway for hundreds of families. hundreds of russian kids, more than 300 who had already met their new american families, who had been told they would be going home to their new home with their new parents, those hopes were just ended in a gut-wrenchingly abrupt way. those kids
congress and signed by president obama in december. and it banned from entering into the united states, a whole list of russian officials. 18 russian officials thought to be either connected with this specific death or accused of other human rights abuses. russia, of course, was enraged by this, enraged by the rebuke, enraged that the united states would try to take some sort of moral high ground on human rights issues, russia protested vociferously and it ultimately led to the tit for tat...
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as it included one case filed two years before president obama was elected. the justice department subsequently declined to provide "bloomberg" with a complete list of the hundreds of indictments on $1 billion in lawsuits. timely just in the last few days late on friday, the justice department, to its credit, came out and admitted that the numbers eric holder cited last year were just wrong. like really quite wrong. for example, remember how eric holder said the program had resulted in indictments and information against 530 defendants? that was really 107 defendants. or that it involved 73,000 homeowners. that was revised down to just over 17,000. and that $1 billion figure, that was really just $95 million. and, okay, it's a little embarrass to have gotten those numbers so wrong, but here's where the justice department crosses the line into full nice try guys territory. they apparently went back to the transcript posted online from eric holder's speech to swap in the newly revised numbers, thereby rewriting history as if eric holder had gotten the numbers r
as it included one case filed two years before president obama was elected. the justice department subsequently declined to provide "bloomberg" with a complete list of the hundreds of indictments on $1 billion in lawsuits. timely just in the last few days late on friday, the justice department, to its credit, came out and admitted that the numbers eric holder cited last year were just wrong. like really quite wrong. for example, remember how eric holder said the program had resulted...
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president obama explained as much this weekend. >> think about it. we lost the last veteran of the first world war two years ago. but we still care for the children of our world war i veterans. to this day, we still help care for children of men who fought in the spanish american war. even the daughter of a civil war veteran. so when we -- [ applause ] so when we talk about fulfilling our promises to all who serve, we're not just talking about a few years. we're talking about decades. for as long as you and your families walk this earth. >> for as long as you and your families walk this earth. president obama speaking with veterans this weekend. a daughter of a u.s. civil war veteran is still, today, receiving veterans benefits that her dad earned by serving in the civil war. wow. for this president, who has ended one of the wars he inherited and who says he will end the other, the longest war in our history next year, for president obama, the issue of making good on our promises to veterans has been a huge deal for his administration and frankly has
president obama explained as much this weekend. >> think about it. we lost the last veteran of the first world war two years ago. but we still care for the children of our world war i veterans. to this day, we still help care for children of men who fought in the spanish american war. even the daughter of a civil war veteran. so when we -- [ applause ] so when we talk about fulfilling our promises to all who serve, we're not just talking about a few years. we're talking about decades. for...
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look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office, what he got handed by the outgoing republican administration, then the next three bars are 2010, 2011, 2012 and the final bar, the teeny tiny one, little shorty there, you might miss it on the right, that's the projected deficit for the end of this year. notice that the bars are getting shorter? which means the deficit is getting smaller. you see when things were once long become less long, they are not growing. it's amazing, right? eric cantor, you are incorrect. next up, true or false, the city of detroit is holding an important election tomorrow for the top leadership of that great american city. is that true or is that false? that is false. the city of detroit is holding an election tomorrow but it is pointless because there is no democracy in detroit anymore. the guy on the left of your screen here is dave bing who is the mayor of detroit elected by the people in 2009. he's not running again for the position and i think i know why. the guy on t
look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office, what he got handed by the outgoing republican administration, then the next three bars are 2010, 2011, 2012 and the final bar, the teeny tiny one, little shorty there, you might miss it on the right, that's the projected deficit for the end of this year. notice that the bars are getting shorter? which means the deficit is getting smaller. you see when things...
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president obama is moments away from speaking on the steps of the lincoln memorial, the same spot where dr. king spoke 50 years ago. we've seen the king family ringing the bell that was saved from the birmingham baptist church where the four little girls were killed. now we have heather headley singing. we've heard john lewis, oprah, jamie foxx and two presidents so far and one more to come. what an incredibly inspiring day. the highlight, we imagine, is still ahead of us. we've heard all manner of progressives lifting us and speaking to various progressive causes, and we still have the president to come. he said his speech is not going to be as good as dr. king's speech, which we imagine is a really good thing to say, but obviously the bar is high for this president. one minute until the president speaks, as we see dr. king's memorial there. surely an exciting historic moment ahead of us. >> and such a focus and such a sense of how far we've come and yet the work that remains to be done. i found it really moving just seeing that bell rung from a church that was bombed in 1963 with the
president obama is moments away from speaking on the steps of the lincoln memorial, the same spot where dr. king spoke 50 years ago. we've seen the king family ringing the bell that was saved from the birmingham baptist church where the four little girls were killed. now we have heather headley singing. we've heard john lewis, oprah, jamie foxx and two presidents so far and one more to come. what an incredibly inspiring day. the highlight, we imagine, is still ahead of us. we've heard all...
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so was barack obama's. i sometimes wonder if they know that hawaii is part of the united states. >> i'm sorry. geography has a liberal bias. i want to go back to goldie for a moment. so one of the things that's happening this week is you're starting to see the fashions of the party. you do have the ted cruz faction that wants to make it the party extremely doctrinaire. the rubio faction is now in retreat. in addition, chris christie. he might be the most fascinating member of the go right now because he's trying to tell them, i can win in blue states. now it seems like he's trying to trend a little bit lish tear yab. we've got news he may be easying the r the -- easying the tree strictions on children having access to marijuana. >> you know, i am one of the people who doesn't believe in a chris christie candidacy. he does have to appeal to the southern very red states and those states that move to the west, arizona, idaho, new mexico, oklahoma. places where chris christie does not play no matter if he decid
so was barack obama's. i sometimes wonder if they know that hawaii is part of the united states. >> i'm sorry. geography has a liberal bias. i want to go back to goldie for a moment. so one of the things that's happening this week is you're starting to see the fashions of the party. you do have the ted cruz faction that wants to make it the party extremely doctrinaire. the rubio faction is now in retreat. in addition, chris christie. he might be the most fascinating member of the go right...
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did obama commit mail fraud? is that a way to get out of office? isn't that what they got capone for? that speaks to the thing in the ground water. >> there's this kind of curious aspect of washington theater logic basically, where there's never any room for sort of a small to medium sized scandal. >> yes. >> there's no room to say yes, something went wrong at the irs, like we need to, you know, figure out who is responsible and not do that again but it doesn't rise to the level of impeachment. we don't have to talk about it two and a half years. there's almost this yale gor rhythmic logic any time anything gets in the blood stream it has to go huge or die. >> go big or go home. one of the reasons we're talking about this isn't just because focusing on insanity in parts of the far right is worthy of discussion, but also because of the fight that is looming in the fall, right? and i think this is representative of a larger inability by some of the moderate elder statesmen of the republican party to stand up to the conspiracy theorists, birthers, far
did obama commit mail fraud? is that a way to get out of office? isn't that what they got capone for? that speaks to the thing in the ground water. >> there's this kind of curious aspect of washington theater logic basically, where there's never any room for sort of a small to medium sized scandal. >> yes. >> there's no room to say yes, something went wrong at the irs, like we need to, you know, figure out who is responsible and not do that again but it doesn't rise to the...
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obama care is law, it's done. republicans who want to show they oppose it do not have options left but the internal struggle over which of these dwindling options they choose which will become party-wide strategy is both fascinating and important and it's very, very consequential. if you want to know what kind of party republicans are going to be in the next election cycle, watch this debate closely. >>> coming up, the science on medical marijuana isn't changing that fast, but the way people in power interpret it is. i will explain next. >>> marijuana, the dried leaves and flowers of the indian hemp weed is used in the form of a cigarette. marijuana smoking, experts point out, can make a helpless addict of its victim within weeks causing physical and moral ruin, and death. >> marijuana, threat or menace? killer or murderer? that was a decade's old educational film. educational. on marijuana. do you feel very educated now? but if you take away the villainous music and high perbl, the message we hear is the same. ma
obama care is law, it's done. republicans who want to show they oppose it do not have options left but the internal struggle over which of these dwindling options they choose which will become party-wide strategy is both fascinating and important and it's very, very consequential. if you want to know what kind of party republicans are going to be in the next election cycle, watch this debate closely. >>> coming up, the science on medical marijuana isn't changing that fast, but the way...
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>> 40 meaningless votes that repeal obama care. >> president obama is in denial. >> we've had lots of votes about obama care, none of which had any chance of passing. >> we're not going to give him -- >> we don't have the votes in the senate or in the house. >> we need people with vote -- with tattoos, people without tattoos. >> why is president obama threatening to shut down the government in order to force obama care down the american people's throats. >> i'm not the least bit concerned about what some might describe as perception. >> the house is clearly where things go to die. >> i'm sure the august resist will have our members in in a better mood when they come back. ♪ we're on a mission ♪ come on and ride on the fantastic ride ♪ >>> may i entreat your grace to pardon me and hear a tale in which the course of obama care repeal did nar run smooth. senator ted cruz and some of his fellow tea partiers are starting to choke down the idea that they face long odds trying to defund the affordable care act through a budget measure this fall. senator justice joined a tea party rally
>> 40 meaningless votes that repeal obama care. >> president obama is in denial. >> we've had lots of votes about obama care, none of which had any chance of passing. >> we're not going to give him -- >> we don't have the votes in the senate or in the house. >> we need people with vote -- with tattoos, people without tattoos. >> why is president obama threatening to shut down the government in order to force obama care down the american people's...
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it currently is defined by opposition to obama, opposition to obama care, opposition to liberals, opposition to -- >> how about opposition to the country? some want to shut down the government and throw 30 million people who might have health insurance eventually, rethem from that. opposition to the country as well. >> it's why it's difficult to attract young people, as well. a lot of what's animating conservativism is this resentment that the generation that benefited the most from the new deal, the resentment that those programs have been overtake bin the brown and the black and the poor and people they see as less worthy of sort of the america they believe that they created. so the idea that they resent these entitlements, resent these programs, feel they're enfeeb lg and destroying america, that is what designs them as conservatives. it's very difficult to have a proactive positive agenda other than their proactive i want to cut taxes, for instance, on the wealthy, because they feel that would be better for the country. >> we keep hearing they are going to reach out and there's no such t
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this was just say something bad about obama. the black guy in the white house who must be from somewhere else. now they find themselves, especially the folks in texas who i suspect will like that endorse ted cruz if he becomes a serious presidential candidate, now they find themselves in this conundrum where they can't or have real difficulty gymnastically working their way around this. why is he eligible. it's a problem. >> i'm going to stick about that. the ethnic thing is pretty obvious in some cases but john, i guess i would think that in the african-american community, anybody's watching right now in that community would probably say, it's obvious to me they look upon canada as a white country and kenya as a black country and even though it's your mother in both cases it's somehow different. >> i think they probably are with you in how you set up this conversation which is they're -- they're accusing -- well, it's senator cruz has done with the birthers accuse the president of having done which isn't true. >> right. >> so.
this was just say something bad about obama. the black guy in the white house who must be from somewhere else. now they find themselves, especially the folks in texas who i suspect will like that endorse ted cruz if he becomes a serious presidential candidate, now they find themselves in this conundrum where they can't or have real difficulty gymnastically working their way around this. why is he eligible. it's a problem. >> i'm going to stick about that. the ethnic thing is pretty...
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and i think that was the crux of president obama's message. he did take his message a step further by announcing that the united states would be canceling their joint military exercises with egyptta are scheduled for next month. we should point out these are biannual exercises that date back to the 1980s. this is certainly a strong symbolic move. but the president today talking about the complexity of the situation on the ground in egypt as they try to, or as they have stated that they are trying to get to a democratic government. but also, the complexity when it comes to the united states's relationship with egypt. of course, they are a key ally in a very difficult region of the world. so president obama acknowledging both of those realities today. part of what is making this such a difficult situation to navigate for the obama administration. as you point out, thomas, part of the -- one of the big points that he made was ultimately this is up to egyptians. take a listen to a little more what president obama had to say. >> america cannot dete
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obama, president obama has a far way to go. of a prophetic pulpit, which talks about personal responsibility as well as structural deficits. >> thank you also to dana milbank. >>> coming up, pat robertson said, what about gay americans? you won't believe this. well, actually maybe you will. [ female announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. celebrex can be taken with or without food. and it's not a narcotic. you and your doctor should balance the benefits with the risks. all prescription nsaids, like celebrex, ibuprofen, naproxen and meloxica
obama, president obama has a far way to go. of a prophetic pulpit, which talks about personal responsibility as well as structural deficits. >> thank you also to dana milbank. >>> coming up, pat robertson said, what about gay americans? you won't believe this. well, actually maybe you will. [ female announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if...
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do something about obama care. so these guys have to go do something. >> but you're saying it doesn't make sense what they're doing, but they're doing it because of heat at home. >> they're hearing from their constituents. a very unpopular law. 52% of americans want this law repealed or delayed. >> do you think the people that are at town hall meets are typical republican voters? >> i think they're typical primary voters. >> primary voters. >> they come in the primary. and members of congress are worried about that. and they want to be responsive. >> there is your argument. they're taking orders. i was only obeying orders. i'm going to bring down, create a jeopardy for the united states credibility in the world. we're not going to pay our debts anymore, because some people are raising noises in town meetings. that's a hell of an excuse. >> and a courageous member of congress would say you know what's going to happen if we take down the united states government by doing this silliness? your 401(k) plan is going to b
do something about obama care. so these guys have to go do something. >> but you're saying it doesn't make sense what they're doing, but they're doing it because of heat at home. >> they're hearing from their constituents. a very unpopular law. 52% of americans want this law repealed or delayed. >> do you think the people that are at town hall meets are typical republican voters? >> i think they're typical primary voters. >> primary voters. >> they come in...
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this saturday, president obama will deliver a speech on those same steps. martin luther king iii joins us. the president has a tough act to follow to put it lightly, he's got to stand on those steps where your dad stood. and gave after the second inaugural of lincoln, the second american speech every given. that wasn't supposed to be the speech that day, was it? >> well, i don't know -- >> people tell me that he sort of was inspired or somebody yelled him to tell them the dream speech, reverend. >> that certainly is true. but he had delivered conversions of that speech on several occasions and so i think that certainly that demonstration inspired him particularly. could i just correct one thing, just for the record? the 24th is the march that reverend sharpton and i and others are calling for. but the president actually speaks on the 28th which is the day, wednesday, which is the actual day that dad delivered the "i have a dream" speech. so there are several activities that are going on. >> distinguish the two of them. what's their different relevance? >> t
this saturday, president obama will deliver a speech on those same steps. martin luther king iii joins us. the president has a tough act to follow to put it lightly, he's got to stand on those steps where your dad stood. and gave after the second inaugural of lincoln, the second american speech every given. that wasn't supposed to be the speech that day, was it? >> well, i don't know -- >> people tell me that he sort of was inspired or somebody yelled him to tell them the dream...
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president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the president's vacation, though, also reportedly marked by some protests. low key local protests where the president was staying that were aimed at catching the president's eye. "dressed in a polar bear costume, jerry, the field director for the center of biological diversity has been all over the island trying to catch the president's eye as his motorcade drives past. at ali's general store, at bunch of grapes bookstore in vineyard haven. you name it. "polar bears not pipelines," he said, removing his bear head to talk to the "boston globe." "wherev
president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the...
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tonight on "all in" a former gop staffer is diagnosed with cancer and converts to become an obama care believer. he will be here with his story. also tonight all that fear mongering by the national rifle association about a vast gun registry when all of the information about gun owners is collected and stored in a secret database. turns out that wasn't so crazy after all. we found out there is one, and we'll tell you the surprising answer to who set it up. that is coming up. >>> plus, the apartment building plan for new york city that has separate entrance, one for rich residents and one in the affordable housing units. pretty stark example of the fracturing of america along lines of class. my guest tonight thinks it's a great idea. stay tuned for that. but we begin with incredible, shocking enthuse out of syria. a possible chemical weapons massacre with the government of president bashar al assad with casualties from 100 to more than 1,it 200. the latter figure if confirmed would amount to one of the greatest war crimes of the past several decades. nbc news cannot verify the authentic
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should president obama call this a coup and suspend u.s. aid? we will ask state department spokeswoman jen sacky. now she supp. she is down. and now she is died for the race in new york mayor. i will talk to her next hour. the rnc takes a vote to host debates if the air films about hillary clinton. our agenda panel weighs in on that. i will speak with laverne cox about her breakout role as a transgender prisoner in orange is the new black. it's a great series on netflix. we are excited to have her. that and much more coming up next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is
should president obama call this a coup and suspend u.s. aid? we will ask state department spokeswoman jen sacky. now she supp. she is down. and now she is died for the race in new york mayor. i will talk to her next hour. the rnc takes a vote to host debates if the air films about hillary clinton. our agenda panel weighs in on that. i will speak with laverne cox about her breakout role as a transgender prisoner in orange is the new black. it's a great series on netflix. we are excited to have...
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obama meets the press. april 30th was the last time the president held an official face-to-face with the white house press corps. right now, his administration is not necessarily where it had hoped to be on both foreign and domestic fronts. >> the foreign policy, right now, a lot of challenges on the president's plate that haven't gone so well. then domestically the president has taken on water. congress is very unpopular but you start -- it's taken the president down a little bit because there is nothing getting done here. >> today, the president is widely expected to comment for the first time on this decision to diplomatically snub russian's president putin and their meeting is canceled and relationship on the rocks. just today a new warning shutting down the american embassy in lahore, pakistan and forcing dimts there and nonessential personnel for evacuate. kelly o'donnell is joining me now on the hill. what do we expect the president to talk about before his vacation? >> at this point, the senior advi
obama meets the press. april 30th was the last time the president held an official face-to-face with the white house press corps. right now, his administration is not necessarily where it had hoped to be on both foreign and domestic fronts. >> the foreign policy, right now, a lot of challenges on the president's plate that haven't gone so well. then domestically the president has taken on water. congress is very unpopular but you start -- it's taken the president down a little bit because...
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it's been two years since president obama first called for assad to go. saying the type has come for president assad to step aside. it's been a year since he warned syria that there would be consequences for using chemical weapons. >> we have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us. and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons. >> those consequences have not materialized so far. and the president's critics on syria are getting louder. >> where does this stop? when does the united states, with very little cost, stand up for these people? and when the president of the united states says that if he uses these weapons, that it would be a, quote, red line, and a game changer, he now sees that as a green light. the word of the the president of the united states can no longer be taken seriously, as it isn't throughout the entire region. >> on wednesday, the white house rolled out a revamp foreign policy website. it wa
it's been two years since president obama first called for assad to go. saying the type has come for president assad to step aside. it's been a year since he warned syria that there would be consequences for using chemical weapons. >> we have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us. and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons. >> those...
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ted cruz fighting obama care. hard to keep that message and that solid message moving forward while he's having to swat what he probably perceives as some of the gnats, right, chris? >> yes. staying on message is part of being president. it's very difficult. you have unforeseen things running into what you want to do. i don't know how many weeks we heard from the president this is the week we're dealing with the economy, something else would happen and they wouldn't do it. i think that problem is even more exacerbated now because of the rapidity of the news cycle, because of twitter, because of youtube, because of all of the ways in which you can get distracted and off messaging and being forced to respond to things. i always go back to if ever someone told me five years ago kathleen and chris and gene and steve, too, that the president of the united states would go into the white house briefing room with a copy of his birth certificate to say, look, i am important in this country, it is amazing the power of sort
ted cruz fighting obama care. hard to keep that message and that solid message moving forward while he's having to swat what he probably perceives as some of the gnats, right, chris? >> yes. staying on message is part of being president. it's very difficult. you have unforeseen things running into what you want to do. i don't know how many weeks we heard from the president this is the week we're dealing with the economy, something else would happen and they wouldn't do it. i think that...
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president obama has been i would say cautious. i guess i won in terms of your expectations for what he talks about today and how much he puts on the table, if you will, the last and most substantive commentary he gave on race was done several weeks ago. there's a lot of pressure on him to sort of deliver something to the american public but i wonder how much of that package is going to include a conversation on race. >> well, i think he has to go there today, alex. at the time of his first election that in order to be elected, president obama had to seem to be the least aggrieved black man in america to be palatable to the wider electorate and that's what he did in 2008. we're now in 2013. he's been elected twice. it's the 50th anniversary. i don't see how he can speak without dealing directly with the issue of race without going there today. and then doing something else. not only talking about the issues that we kind of know how to address and know how to solve, vote rights, for example, we see was happening, we know how to orga
president obama has been i would say cautious. i guess i won in terms of your expectations for what he talks about today and how much he puts on the table, if you will, the last and most substantive commentary he gave on race was done several weeks ago. there's a lot of pressure on him to sort of deliver something to the american public but i wonder how much of that package is going to include a conversation on race. >> well, i think he has to go there today, alex. at the time of his...
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care and anti-obama and anti-government. >> there is bipartisan consensus that obama care is not working and the wheels are coming off. >> they want to get as many americans hooked to the subsidies and hooked to the sugar. >> and democratic senator max baucus the lead author of obama care said it is a huge train wre wreck. >> the first step should be that the house of representatives should pass a continuing resolution to fund the entirety of the federal government except for obama care. harry reid and president obama would scream and yell those mean nasty republicans. >> the sort of cocktail chatter wisdom in washington that the shutdown was a political disaster for the republicans is not borne out by the data. >> over the objections of the colleagues, tea party leader mike lee is leading a petition to refuse to fund obama care. the man whose strategist mark mckinnan called the republican barack obama is seeing the party rise on a party he was bent to tear apart. when asked if he supported mitch mcconnell, cruz replied that is a decision for the people of kentucky to make. he may be ali
care and anti-obama and anti-government. >> there is bipartisan consensus that obama care is not working and the wheels are coming off. >> they want to get as many americans hooked to the subsidies and hooked to the sugar. >> and democratic senator max baucus the lead author of obama care said it is a huge train wre wreck. >> the first step should be that the house of representatives should pass a continuing resolution to fund the entirety of the federal government...
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some of the obama folks, jeremy bird and mitch stewart very involved in the obama field organization are affiliated with it. i guarantee you if hillary clinton or someone in her world said to harold ickes don't get involved with this right now, it's going to spur this thing out of control, we don't want it to start yet, harold would not be involved yet. so there's both -- >> you're so right. people are so talking, the old joke is are they measuring the drapes. let's be more practical. they're all talking about who should be chief of staff. i was pushing ed rendell. they're already doing the deck chairs. this is 2013. it's the first year of obama's second term and they're already talking about hillary and who is going to do what. are we ahead of schedule on purpose or is this sheer accident? have they blown it by getting out too fast or is it just smart to keep biden out of the race? >> i don't think it's an accident. you have to look at where she's coming from. she came from a highly visible role as secretary of state. i'm not sure she knows how not to be visible at this stage in her
some of the obama folks, jeremy bird and mitch stewart very involved in the obama field organization are affiliated with it. i guarantee you if hillary clinton or someone in her world said to harold ickes don't get involved with this right now, it's going to spur this thing out of control, we don't want it to start yet, harold would not be involved yet. so there's both -- >> you're so right. people are so talking, the old joke is are they measuring the drapes. let's be more practical....
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it's been estimated that her obama endorsement amounted to 1 million votes back in the '08 primary. so how do you think as oprah is careful about her branding and her strategy moving forward, how do you think she wants to incorporate her next political agenda? >> i don't think we really know yet. there are reports the white house is reaching out to her people to figure out if she wants to pitch for obama care and not clear if she would make a perfect pitch for that since the people they have to go over is young and black and hispanics men. shi she can do whatever she wants in terms of politics. i think the strength of her brand she hasn't weighed in very often so whenever she does it's a surprise and very much a story. she very much at her network been able to rebrand that by going small. it was in special ways, i think, a scatter shot. she was going after the suburban woman at large and now she seems to be branding it specifically as a place for black women. i mean, she is trying to make that network must see tv for african-american women. >> last question to both of you. marvet, i
it's been estimated that her obama endorsement amounted to 1 million votes back in the '08 primary. so how do you think as oprah is careful about her branding and her strategy moving forward, how do you think she wants to incorporate her next political agenda? >> i don't think we really know yet. there are reports the white house is reaching out to her people to figure out if she wants to pitch for obama care and not clear if she would make a perfect pitch for that since the people they...
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president obama is expected to speak in a few minutes on syria. we will bring you his comments when those happen. meanwhile, within the past hour,
president obama is expected to speak in a few minutes on syria. we will bring you his comments when those happen. meanwhile, within the past hour,
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do you it on a monday, ask obama, he'll tell you. but if you do it on monday you get an entire week of bad press out of this which may happening because a-rod is going to fight this thing all the way. >> we will continue to watch this. dave's new show talk about this. "sports stash" a partnership with yahoo! sports and kicks off on the nbc sports network august 19th at noon. although dave still promises he'll make appearances at 11:00 on this show. >> any time you need me. >> we are back with much more after this. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! (announcer) bring the adventure new to their bowl with achews. whole world of exciting flavors. friskies. feed the senses. >>> it's a critical choice. how far republicans willing to go to win back the senate. and pay back. texas republicans want state representative wendy davis to pay for her epic filibuster. igor is with us and lisa and bill share. it's great to see all three of you. bill, start with you
do you it on a monday, ask obama, he'll tell you. but if you do it on monday you get an entire week of bad press out of this which may happening because a-rod is going to fight this thing all the way. >> we will continue to watch this. dave's new show talk about this. "sports stash" a partnership with yahoo! sports and kicks off on the nbc sports network august 19th at noon. although dave still promises he'll make appearances at 11:00 on this show. >> any time you need me....